6 Speed Swap?

[brightwhite98GT]

Anybody have any information on swapping in a T-56? The motor its mounting up to is a 5.8 liter windsor. Before I started dropping cash I was curious if anyone else has done this yet and everything I would need? I tried searching the forums already with no luck. My main reason for wanting to do this is to save fuel on the highway, its a daily driven car.

 

[RockstarMentality]

i love my T56. i bought the full swap kit with a short throw shifter and aluminum driveshaft from AMP for $3500 shipped

not sure if the 302 bellhousing will fit on a 351 but here ya go
http://www.ampperformance.com/ford/xcart/product.php?productid=11197&cat=283&page=1

 

[brightwhite98GT]

Thank you!

 

[sn95gtvert]

so you bought a t56 with a 10 spline input shaft?
i think if i would ever do this swap i would go with a 26 spline input and change the clutch setup.

 

[OnyxCobra]

Unless you go with the .50 6th gear I don't think you'll be saving much fuel on the highway.

 

[RockstarMentality]

no prob

so you bought a t56 with a 10 spline input shaft?
i think if i would ever do this swap i would go with a 26 spline input and change the clutch setup.

goin king cobra and a lightened flywheel as soon as i can cough up the cash.
im 17, the car was parked for 6 months while i saved up enough money to buy the fnckin tranny i wasnt big on waiting another 6. no tengo dinero

 

[OnyxCobra]

If you didn't have any money why'd you spend all the extra cash to go with a T56 swap in the first place?

 

[RockstarMentality]

^ Dude do you like anyones car but your own?
cuz the t45 blew up

 

[Blakonblak94]

I'd love to drop a t56 in the stang. Arent they supposed to be rather strong??

 

[OnyxCobra]

^ Dude do you like anyones car but your own?
cuz the t45 blew up

What did what I posted have to do with liking anyone's cars? I like a lot of members rides on here but that's irrelevant to what we're talking about.

I got my car when i was 17 and like you I didn't have a lot of extra spending money. If my stock T5 had busted like your T45 did I would have looked for the most economical way to fix it, not spending $3500 on a T56 swap. I probably would have picked up a used T5 in good condition and swapped it for my busted one...

 

[RockstarMentality]

it just seems like you dont like the way anybody goes about modifying/aquiring/anything else about their car. no matter what we did, you seem to have a better way it should have been done.

I'd love to drop a t56 in the stang. Arent they supposed to be rather strong??

mine is capable of handling 450 ft/lbs or u can get the upgraded one which i believe is rated at 700 ft/lbs

 

[OnyxCobra]

nah it's not like that at all. It just doesn't seem very logical to be 17 years old and have to save money for 6 months to put a trans in your car but if that's what you want then that's awesome, just don't be offended when someone asks why you went with a 10 spline T56 and not a 26 spline, that's all I'm saying.

 

[RockstarMentality]

Ok that makes sense sorry for kinda jumpin on u there
I just wasn't satisfied with 5 gears. The synchros were bad when I bought the car and the guy made up some shit about how that's ford's version of skip shift and I was a dumbass and believed him
I liturally had the car 3 weeks until the t45 locked up on me in the middle of the road. I'm like well that sucked Im gonna get the tranny I want then if I have to replace it anyway

 

[Blakonblak94]

Honestly thats cool. I have a hard time saving up for what I want, props on that buddy.